Sustainable Food Production Includes Human and Environmental Health /

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Campbell, W. Bruce. (Editor ), López-Ortíz, Silvia. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus, 3
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490 1 |a Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus,  |v 3 
505 0 |a Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Biosketches of Editors and Contributing Authors -- Chapter 1: The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals -- . The Rise of Agrochemicals and Their Benefits to Humanity -- 2. Problems Associated with Agrochemicals -- 3. Limiting Agrochemical Use - Integrated Pest Management -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Critical Evaluation of Genetic Manipulation for Improved Productivity: Is This a Sustainable Agenda -- 1. Introduction: Agricultural Paradigms -- 2. Agriculture, Biotechnology and Biodiversity -- 3. Genetically Modified Crops, Biofuels and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States -- 4. The Ethical Socioeconomic and Political Issues of Biotechnology in Agriculture -- 5. Genetically Engineered Crops, Food Security and Safety -- 6. Conclusions and Perspectives: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture and Development -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3: Organic Farming and Organic Food Quality – Prospects and Limitations -- 1. Organic Farming -- 2. Food Quality -- Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 4: Veterinary Medicine: The Value of Plant Secondary Compounds and Diversity in Balancing Consumer and Ecological Health.-1. Plant Diversity in Ecosystems -- 2. Plant Diversity and Secondary Compounds -- 3. Plant Secondary Compounds as Medicines – Feedback Mechanisms -- 4. Plant Secondary Compounds as Preventive Agents: Feed-Forward Mechanisms -- 5. Feedback (Treatment) vs. Feed-Forward (Prevention) -- 6. Impacts of PSCs on Food Products -- 7. Plant Diversity, PSCs, Productivity and Health -- 8. Grazing and Spatial and Temporal Biodiversity -- 9. Plant Diversity, Prevention and Food Interactions -- 10. Plant Diversity and the Value of Silvopastoral Systems -- 11. Current vs. “Ideal” Feeding Systems -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5: Controlling the Introduction and Augmentation of Parasites In and On Domesticated Livestock -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Parasitism in Tropical Domesticated Livestock: Human Interventions and Welfare -- 3. Hunger and Parasites: Common Enemies in Grazing Systems -- 4. The Spread of Parasitic Diseases and the Potential Impacts -- 5. Parasiticide Medications Used on Ruminant Livestock -- 6. Parasiticide Resistance in Ruminant Livestock -- 7. Improving the Use of Existing Parasiticide Drugs -- 8. Parasiticides in Domesticated Livestock: Ecotoxicity and Environmental Cost -- 9. How do Agroecologically Oriented Operations Affect the Introduction and Spread of Endoparasites and Ectoparasites to Other Animals and Humans? -- 10. Advances in Biological Control for Domesticated Livestock with Emphasis on Tick and Gastrointestinal Nematode (GIN) Control -- 11. Supplementary Feeding to Improve Resilience and Resistance Against GINs -- 12. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References. 
650 0 |a Agriculture. 
650 0 |a Ecology . 
650 0 |a Environmental management. 
650 0 |a Nature conservation. 
650 0 |a Sustainable development. 
650 0 |a Quality of life. 
650 1 4 |a Agriculture. 
650 2 4 |a Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Environmental Management. 
650 2 4 |a Nature Conservation. 
650 2 4 |a Sustainable Development. 
650 2 4 |a Quality of Life Research. 
700 1 |a Campbell, W. Bruce.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a López-Ortíz, Silvia.  |e editor. 
710 2 |a SpringerLink (Online service) 
773 0 |t Springer eBooks